Welcome to The Weekly—your go-to roundup of the top five auto industry headlines.
This week's top stories:
1. Auto lenders turn to AI to cut loan processing costs and time
2. Strong new car supply might provide short-term buffer from tariff impact—report
3. Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida could be replaced as soon as March 12
4. Subaru dealers are setting a new standard for online lead responses
5. Eide Automotive, Lithia, and Van Tuyl bet big on Subaru in latest buy-sell deals
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